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Open-Late Film Series: Hamburger Hill

May 31, 2019 - May 31, 2019 | 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Doors open at 5 p.m. with full access to the Heinz History Center’s five floors of exhibitions, including The Vietnam War: 1945-1975.

At 6:30 p.m., join a community conversation about the evening’s film, facilitated by History Center staff, local veterans, and other members of the community where we’ll talk about what the movie gets right, where it falls short, and how that impacts public understanding of the Vietnam War.

The screening of the film begins at 7 p.m.

ABOUT THE FILM – “HAMBURGER HILL”

Over the course of 10 days in May 1969, an infantry squad led by Lt. Frantz (Dylan McDermott) and composed of both seasoned troops and new recruits, attempts to take a hill during the Vietnam War. In between attacks, the squad members deal with the other psychological stresses of the war, including the effect on morale of the antiwar movement back home and flashes of racial hostility between white and African-American soldiers, all mediated by the cool-headed medic, Doc. (Courtney B. Vance). Originally released in 1987.

ADMISSION

Open-Late Film Series screenings are “pay what you wish” for all visitors – pay as much or as little as you’d like for admission! Refreshments will be available for sale, and the History Center will close to the public at the conclusion of the film screening.

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